Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading
Shakespeare
21 students marked "I sat this"Added 10 Jan 2021Question #120316
Choose the word for each blank.
For all his fame and celebration, William Shakespeare remains a 1 figure with regards to personal history. There are just two primary 2 for information on the Bard: his works, and various legal and 3 documents that have survived from Elizabethan times. Naturally, there are many 4 in this body of information, which tells us little about Shakespeare the man.
Options for each gap (alphabetical)
- 1 curious · mysterious · ridiculous · serious
- 2 forms · resources · sources · types
- 3 church · collage · private · university
- 4 achievements · gaps · grabs · merits
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Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks format (Pearson)
Pearson's name: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown)
| Prompt | Text up to 200 words |
|---|---|
| Time to answer | Not set per question (Part 2 lasts 23–30 minutes) |
| Skills assessed | Reading, Writing |
How it is scored
- Partial credit applies: a partly correct response still scores.
Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 2: Reading, checked 9 October 2026.